[syn: slit, slice]
2. cut a slit into;
- Example: "slit the throat of the victim"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Slit \Slit\, obs.
3d. pers. sing. pres. of Slide. --Chaucer.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Slit \Slit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slit or Slitted; p. pr. &
vb. n. Slitting.] [OE. slitten, fr. sliten, AS. st[imac]tan
to tear; akin to D. slijten to wear out, G. schleissen to
slit, split, OHG. sl[imac]zan to split, tear, wear out, Icel.
st[imac]ta to break, tear, wear out, Sw. slita, Dan. slide.
Cf. Eclat, Slate, n., Slice.]
1. To cut lengthwise; to cut into long pieces or strips; as,
to slit iron bars into nail rods; to slit leather into
straps.
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2. To cut or make a long fissure in or upon; as, to slit the
ear or the nose.
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3. To cut; to sever; to divide. [Obs.]
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And slits the thin-spun life. --Milton.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Slit \Slit\, n. [AS. slite.]
A long cut; a narrow opening; as, a slit in the ear.
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Gill slit. (Anat.) See Gill opening, under Gill.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
slit
n 1: a long narrow opening
2: obscene terms for female genitals [syn: cunt, puss,
pussy, slit, snatch, twat]
3: a depression scratched or carved into a surface [syn:
incision, scratch, prick, slit, dent]
4: a narrow fissure
v 1: make a clean cut through; "slit her throat" [syn: slit,
slice]
2: cut a slit into; "slit the throat of the victim"